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- All thunderstorms produce lightning and are dangerous!
- In 2007, there were 45 lightning fatalities in the United States - 98% occurred outside
- The most dangerous place is to be outside in the open
- The second most dangerous place is to be under a tree
- During the past 30 years, lightning has killed an average of 62 people per year in the United States
- The average deaths caused by tornadoes is 62 deaths per year in the United States
- Natural Hazards Statistics
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- At any given moment, 1800 thunderstorms occur on the earth.
- If you see lightning and hear thunder at the same time, that lightning is in your neighborhood!
- In the United States lightning detection systems monitor about 25 million cloud-to-ground lighting strikes per year.
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You are in danger if you can hear thunder.
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Outdoors is the most dangerous place to be during a lightning storm.
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Lightning often strikes as far as 10 miles away from any rainfall.
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- Small structures do little, if anything, to protect occupants from lightning.
- A shelter that does not contain plumbing or wiring throughout, or some other mechanism for grounding from the roof to ground is not safe.
- Phone use is the leading cause of indoor lightning injuries in the United States.
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- Lightning has been the second largest storm killer in the United States for the last 40 years, exceeded only by floods.
- Only about 10% of people who are struck by lightning are killed, leaving 90% with various degrees of disability.
- About another third of injuries occur during recreational or sports activities.
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